Billy Martin (born Melissa Ann BriteMay 25, 1967), known professionally as Poppy Z. Brite, is an American author.
My dad told me that no one could ever make it as a writer, that my chances were equivalent to winning the lottery - which was good for me, because I like to have something to prove. Use this quote
I like visiting people's homes on Saint Joseph's Day, when people set up altars, serve food as a tribute to the saint, and invite the public - I enjoy that much more than Mardi Gras. Use this quote
Mostly I enjoy the restaurants (my husband is a chef), though I wish we had a wider diversity of ethnic food. Use this quote
Some of the food in Liquor is food I've really eaten filtered through a veil of fiction. Use this quote
This is the point being missed by readers who lament Liquor's lack of hot sex scenes, probably because they aren't old enough to understand that a passionate relationship could be about anything other than sex. Use this quote
